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mcclove lynn and ian lee live in ukraine's capital city, kiev. this hour the white house trying to add to pressure on russia. president obama reaching out to allies by phone one day after he spent 90 minutes on the phone with the russian president vladimir putin. u.s. correspondent michelle kosinski joins us now. michigan, the white house, what is the mood? what are they saying? >> it has been a busy weekend. president obama has been actively working on this today. he's been briefed by his security team. as you mentioned, later on he'll take calls with allies. the uk, poland and lithuania. earlier today, secretary of state john kerry making the rounds doing interviews and using very strong words. yesterday he called russia's actions an invasion, occupation. today an incredible brazen act of aggression. he said these are not the actions of a g-8 nation. if it persists, other nations won't participate in the g-8 meeting in russia. some lawmakers have been calling for a stronger response because already we've seen the u.s., canada and now the uk pul
mcclove lynn and ian lee live in ukraine's capital city, kiev. this hour the white house trying to add to pressure on russia. president obama reaching out to allies by phone one day after he spent 90 minutes on the phone with the russian president vladimir putin. u.s. correspondent michelle kosinski joins us now. michigan, the white house, what is the mood? what are they saying? >> it has been a busy weekend. president obama has been actively working on this today. he's been briefed by...
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, and have some say of the speaker in kiev. they would only take crimea as a last resort. the big question is what happens in eastern ukraine. that depends on both sides. you have local governments in power which supported the last ukrainian administration. if the new government in kiev, or the militias move to overthrow, then russia will react militarily. if russia moves in to support, then the ukrainian army will have to enact, then you will have war, whichever side begins it. >> do you predict that that could happen? >> i think it could very easily happen, but that's why the west does need to urge max minute restraint, but on both sides as well. remember, the government in kiev has taken some, to put it mildly, very unwise steps such as banning the official status of russian and other minority languages in ukraine. that is not reassuring to the russian speakers of eastern ukraine. nor is the fact that ukrainian politicians who have expressed i mean truly virulent hatred of russians, not just russia, are now occupation top se
, and have some say of the speaker in kiev. they would only take crimea as a last resort. the big question is what happens in eastern ukraine. that depends on both sides. you have local governments in power which supported the last ukrainian administration. if the new government in kiev, or the militias move to overthrow, then russia will react militarily. if russia moves in to support, then the ukrainian army will have to enact, then you will have war, whichever side begins it. >> do you...
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interests in ukraine. meaning crimea, they say, gives put than essential warm water port. it gives him that base for his black sea fleet. and he's apparently now made that cost-benefit calculation, that taking crimea back is actually worth the risk. he's not worried, apparently, about the consequences. be that half of the g-8 nations don't show up in sochi or that russia is somehow slapped with some form of sanctions. putin, we're told doesn't doesn't believe that the u.s. or its allies have the leverage to hurt him. especially when it comes to the kind of reaction. he sees the reaction in the streets of moscow. st. petersburg, today, there were tens of thousands demonstrating in support of putin's actions in ukraine. alex. >> so far, u.s., uk, canada and france at least in part canceling sochi. >>> the sizes of russia's forces in crimea is not known specifically at this. "the new york times" reports that the ukraine has 3500 troops in the region armed. ukraine said its total actual army has 1 thourt soldi
interests in ukraine. meaning crimea, they say, gives put than essential warm water port. it gives him that base for his black sea fleet. and he's apparently now made that cost-benefit calculation, that taking crimea back is actually worth the risk. he's not worried, apparently, about the consequences. be that half of the g-8 nations don't show up in sochi or that russia is somehow slapped with some form of sanctions. putin, we're told doesn't doesn't believe that the u.s. or its allies have...
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they feel completely disenfranchised by the process in kiev. they don't feel the new government in kiev understands them and represents their interest and their only language is russian. these are very, very real concerns for them. also what they're very scared about is the idea the ukrainian nationalists may come here and try to push crimea in a direction that would disenfranchise. that's why they are so scared and that's why the russian president has said that he will do what it takes to protect the lives and interests of russian-speaking, russian speakers in crimea and eastern ukraine and also let's not forget that russia has this very, very important naval base which is the home of its so important to russia and also this large ethnic russian population here who are very scared about the event in kiev. why he, the president would admit who these troops are, it's difficult to second guess president putin. but what i will say is that from what i've seen on the ground, they are the ones, the military troops dressed in camouflage gear, they are
they feel completely disenfranchised by the process in kiev. they don't feel the new government in kiev understands them and represents their interest and their only language is russian. these are very, very real concerns for them. also what they're very scared about is the idea the ukrainian nationalists may come here and try to push crimea in a direction that would disenfranchise. that's why they are so scared and that's why the russian president has said that he will do what it takes to...
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he lost a very close ally when he was depose d and sent from kiev and now is sending troops in. i think we need to reject, the united states needs to reject, the zero sum look at this that ukraine must choose to be russian or choose to be western. this is a sovereign nation. they should be able to live how they please and have their sovereignty respected. he broke that. i think the readout you read out earlier was remarkable. i've worked on a lot of these at the white house and it was trying to figure out ways to say nothing with different words. they talked about issues of mutual concern, whatever. this was direct. this was in putin's face. and letting him know there will be diplomatic consequences like kicking them out of the g-8, sanctions, breaking off trade talks. there's little you can do it here militarily. i don't think it's in the u.s. interests to start a war with russia but there will be an international response. it will be isolating for russia. >> what does that mean, elise, do you think, to somebody like putin? we're not going to participate in the prep pratory mee
he lost a very close ally when he was depose d and sent from kiev and now is sending troops in. i think we need to reject, the united states needs to reject, the zero sum look at this that ukraine must choose to be russian or choose to be western. this is a sovereign nation. they should be able to live how they please and have their sovereignty respected. he broke that. i think the readout you read out earlier was remarkable. i've worked on a lot of these at the white house and it was trying to...